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fix(nix): use wrapped Electron in dev shell #1027

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fix(nix): use wrapped Electron in dev shell
bet4it Oct 6, 2026
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fix(nix): point the dev shell at bin/ on every system
EtienneLescot Oct 10, 2026
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# Tell the npm `electron` package to use the Nix-provided binary
# instead of downloading its own. vite-plugin-electron respects this.
ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH = "${electron}/libexec/electron";
# bin/ holds the wrapped launcher; libexec/electron/electron is the
# bare binary, which runs without the wrapper's GIO/GTK environment.
# With the download skipped there is no path.txt, so the package
# appends `electron` to this directory.
ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";
ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH = "${electron}/bin";

# Playwright browser path for test:browser / test:e2e
PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH = "${pkgs.playwright-driver.browsers}";
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